Search called off for vessel which sent mystery mayday call

Rescuers have called off a search for a vessel which issued a mayday in the early hours of the morning.

No trace has been found of the Hanson 2, which made the call on the west coast of Scotland between Ullapool and Tobermory.

Whoever made the call around 1am on Monday did not state the vessel's exact position or how many people were on board.

At around 4.25pm the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the rescue operation had been called off "pending further information".

UPDATE - There has been no updates received or further information given to us regarding the Mayday call off received off the west coast of Scotland earlier this morning - we have therefore closed the incident pending further information.